Re: [Elecraft] KXPA100 Shipping Status Update
That's why I keep insisting that my KX3 will have almost three years by the time I'm finally able to use it on 2m with the so much anticipated 2m module. I love ElecraftI really do, but that part of their bussiness really sucks! 73, Robert-KP4Y Sent from my mobile phone. - Reply message - From: n...@comcast.net To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] KXPA100 Shipping Status Update Date: Thu, Jan 9, 2014 12:00 AM I ordered a KPXA100 kit on June 17th with expectations, at that time, of an October delivery. I was beginning to think maybe it was October 2014. I love the Elecraft products and know that they want to get it right the first time. That seems to happen most of the time, or at least it's close to being right. However, the standard operating procedure seems to be to announce a product, generate a huge amount of interest, start taking orders and then expecting everyone to wait and wait some more. At any rate, many of you waiting for the kit will move up one notch as I cancelled my order today after finally receiving an invoice. After waiting and waiting, I found other ham radio things to spend the money on. I will not be purchasing a KXPA100 ever. To keep this on topic a bit, the Shipping Status and its updates ?? is a joke. For as well as it isn't maintained, no one should waste their time on it. 73, Dave N8AG __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] KXPA100 Shipping Status Update
Another perspective is that this part of Elecraft's business is excellent (instead of sucks) because we get advance visibility of products. At the same time we should realize the risk of advance notice is that factors out of Elecraft's control, e.g. parts availability, may slip the actual ship date. Ed W0YK/4 Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID Robert Vargas - KP4Y k...@yahoo.com wrote: That's why I keep insisting that my KX3 will have almost three years by the time I'm finally able to use it on 2m with the so much anticipated 2m module. I love ElecraftI really do, but that part of their bussiness really sucks! 73, Robert-KP4Y Sent from my mobile phone. - Reply message - From: n...@comcast.net To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] KXPA100 Shipping Status Update Date: Thu, Jan 9, 2014 12:00 AM I ordered a KPXA100 kit on June 17th with expectations, at that time, of an October delivery. I was beginning to think maybe it was October 2014. I love the Elecraft products and know that they want to get it right the first time. That seems to happen most of the time, or at least it's close to being right. However, the standard operating procedure seems to be to announce a product, generate a huge amount of interest, start taking orders and then expecting everyone to wait and wait some more. At any rate, many of you waiting for the kit will move up one notch as I cancelled my order today after finally receiving an invoice. After waiting and waiting, I found other ham radio things to spend the money on. I will not be purchasing a KXPA100 ever. To keep this on topic a bit, the Shipping Status and its updates ?? is a joke. For as well as it isn't maintained, no one should waste their time on it. 73, Dave N8AG __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] K3 Loss of Power
Gary, Gary and Howard Some of these I have tried most I have not, but thanks to each of you for your help. A bit of a handicap here have been sick for a week and only able to work in the shack a few hours at a time. Howard I'm going to start down your list and work through it, I hope today and one of them brings it back to life. 73, Fred/N0AZZ K3 Ser # 6730--KX3 # 5210--K2/100 # 6470-KAT100 P3/SVGA--KAT500--W2 Amps Elecraft KPA500 HF/6m--Alpha's 9500 HF--87A HF--Mirage B-5030-G 300+w--(2) B-5016-G's 165w 2m __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] KXPA100 Shipping Status Update
IMHO the amp was way ahead of the 2m module as far as demand goes, good business decision on their part. If 2m was a big deal to me I would have kept my FT-817 just for that. I might add I plan on not adding either at present to my station. 73, Fred/N0AZZ K3 Ser # 6730--KX3 # 5210--K2/100 # 6470-KAT100 P3/SVGA--KAT500--W2 Amps Elecraft KPA500 HF/6m--Alpha's 9500 HF--87A HF--Mirage B-5030-G 300+w--(2) B-5016-G's 165w 2m -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Robert Vargas - KP4Y Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2014 6:07 AM To: Elecraft Mailing List Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KXPA100 Shipping Status Update That's why I keep insisting that my KX3 will have almost three years by the time I'm finally able to use it on 2m with the so much anticipated 2m module. I love ElecraftI really do, but that part of their bussiness really sucks! 73, Robert-KP4Y Sent from my mobile phone. - Reply message - From: n...@comcast.net To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] KXPA100 Shipping Status Update Date: Thu, Jan 9, 2014 12:00 AM I ordered a KPXA100 kit on June 17th with expectations, at that time, of an October delivery. I was beginning to think maybe it was October 2014. I love the Elecraft products and know that they want to get it right the first time. That seems to happen most of the time, or at least it's close to being right. However, the standard operating procedure seems to be to announce a product, generate a huge amount of interest, start taking orders and then expecting everyone to wait and wait some more. At any rate, many of you waiting for the kit will move up one notch as I cancelled my order today after finally receiving an invoice. After waiting and waiting, I found other ham radio things to spend the money on. I will not be purchasing a KXPA100 ever. To keep this on topic a bit, the Shipping Status and its updates ?? is a joke. For as well as it isn't maintained, no one should waste their time on it. 73, Dave N8AG __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] KXPA100 Shipping Status Update
- Forwarded Message - Another perspective is that this part of Elecraft's business is excellent (instead of sucks) because we get advance visibility of products. At the same time we should realize the risk of advance notice is that factors out of Elecraft's control, e.g. parts availability, may slip the actual ship date. Ed W0YK/4 Excellent observations. The typical consumer electronic device product development cycle (not including market analysis and requirements development) is about three years, so Elecraft is completely within norms in this respect. You don't know, despite all of the modern analysis and modeling tools available, how something is going to perform until you build production-intent prototypes and start putting pressure on your supply chain. I think that this is another case where Elecraft's transparency has a down-side, and that down-side is that some of us have unrealistic expectations based on knowing when development started and the forecast start of production. I think that we need to remember that Elecraft is doing the best that they can to meet their forecasts and they give us a chance to participate in the specification of the product. This is, to me, greatly preferred to being forced to accept what a handful of detached, insulated engineers think that we need. Mike - N8MSA __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] {OT} WW2DEM
One thing Stan neglected to mention is that he donated his K2.
Thank you Stan and 73.
Tony Castellano W1ZMB
tcaste...@optonline.net
Hopewell Junction, NY
RV-6
N401TC
- Original Message -
From: stan levandowski sjl...@optonline.net
To: Elecraft Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2014 6:04 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] {OT} WW2DEM
For those with interest:
The museum ship USS SLATER in Albany, NY is the very last of 563
destroyer escorts built during World War II that remains afloat in
America. It's been restored to 1945 condition and represents a real
piece of history.
For years, the amateur station has limped along with 30 year old
technology.
Today, WW2DEM is on-the-air with its new All-American-made 100 watt
fully optioned K2. Many thanks to Dale Putnam WC7S who built up the
K2/100 plus options for only the cost of shipping, to Tony Baleno who
built and donated a beautiful ZN-9 paddle and to Ken WB2ART who provided
attractive bezel personalization.
The ship is on the air most Saturdays (daytime) on 7062 CW; 7262 SSB or
14062 CW; 14262 SSB
Only the ship's vintage maritime antennas are used. They consist of 70
and 80 foot wire verticals and a 100' long wire plus a 190' long wire
that runs towards the fantail and then back up to the main mast.
Matching is easily accomplished with the KAT2.
There is a QRZ page entry for WW2DEM with QSL info, etc.
73, Stan WB2LQF
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Re: [Elecraft] KXPA100 Shipping Status Update
Let's pass the koolaid around :-) 73 Jeff KB2M - Original Message - From: amsct...@comcast.net To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Thu, 09 Jan 2014 14:10:16 - (UTC) Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KXPA100 Shipping Status Update - Forwarded Message - Another perspective is that this part of Elecraft's business is excellent (instead of sucks) because we get advance visibility of products. At the same time we should realize the risk of advance notice is that factors out of Elecraft's control, e.g. parts availability, may slip the actual ship date. Ed W0YK/4 Excellent observations. The typical consumer electronic device product development cycle (not including market analysis and requirements development) is about three years, so Elecraft is completely within norms in this respect. You don't know, despite all of the modern analysis and modeling tools available, how something is going to perform until you build production-intent prototypes and start putting pressure on your supply chain. I think that this is another case where Elecraft's transparency has a down-side, and that down-side is that some of us have unrealistic expectations based on knowing when development started and the forecast start of production. I think that we need to remember that Elecraft is doing the best that they can to meet their forecasts and they give us a chance to participate in the specification of the product. This is, to me, greatly preferred to being forced to accept what a handful of detached, insulated engineers think that we need. Mike - N8MSA __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] KXPA100 Shipping Status Update
Right. :-) Sent from mobile device. I apologize for the brevity and any grammatical errors. On Jan 9, 2014 11:21 AM, k...@comcast.net wrote: Let's pass the koolaid around :-) 73 Jeff KB2M - Original Message - From: amsct...@comcast.net To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Thu, 09 Jan 2014 14:10:16 - (UTC) Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KXPA100 Shipping Status Update - Forwarded Message - Another perspective is that this part of Elecraft's business is excellent (instead of sucks) because we get advance visibility of products. At the same time we should realize the risk of advance notice is that factors out of Elecraft's control, e.g. parts availability, may slip the actual ship date. Ed W0YK/4 Excellent observations. The typical consumer electronic device product development cycle (not including market analysis and requirements development) is about three years, so Elecraft is completely within norms in this respect. You don't know, despite all of the modern analysis and modeling tools available, how something is going to perform until you build production-intent prototypes and start putting pressure on your supply chain. I think that this is another case where Elecraft's transparency has a down-side, and that down-side is that some of us have unrealistic expectations based on knowing when development started and the forecast start of production. I think that we need to remember that Elecraft is doing the best that they can to meet their forecasts and they give us a chance to participate in the specification of the product. This is, to me, greatly preferred to being forced to accept what a handful of detached, insulated engineers think that we need. Mike - N8MSA __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] KXPA100 Shipping Status Update
I would support this perspective as it's mine. I appreciate Elecraft giving us advance notice of products and being able to pre-order along with giving input to product direction by open discussion with the people making those choices. Tighe NK4I On 1/9/2014 7:45 AM, Ed Muns wrote: Another perspective is that this part of Elecraft's business is excellent (instead of sucks) because we get advance visibility of products. At the same time we should realize the risk of advance notice is that factors out of Elecraft's control, e.g. parts availability, may slip the actual ship date. Ed W0YK/4 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] Thanks...Radio is spoken for
73 Bob w7wo __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] KXPA100 Shipping Status Update
We will be updating the shipping status page with the following info today. Unfortunately we've been battling the Flu here with 20% or more of our staff out over the past several weeks. Combined with the holidays that's put a squeeze on everything. We're running (limping..) as fast as we can to get product out to everyone quickly. :-) --- The following dates reflect California PDT (GMT-7) times: We are shipping both KXPA100-F assembled units and KXPA100-K kits at a good rate daily. With hundreds of KXPA100s out in the field now we have been getting great feedback on its performance. Assembled KXPA100-F orders received up through the end of September 30th have been notified that they are ready to ship in 1-5 days. Kit KXPA100-K orders received through the end of June 17th have been notified that they are ready to ship in 1-5 days. We are shipping kits at a higher rate than assembled units to get order dates in sync. Once we are past the big first week of kit orders we will catch up very quickly. We notify all KXPA100 back-orders via email prior to shipment for confirmation of shipping and billing information. As always, if you have ordered within the dates (GMT-7) above and have not been contacted by us, please email sa...@elecraft.com and they will take care of you. 73, Eric elecraft.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] {OT} WW2DEM
I did the same for USS Stewart with a TS-440 but they changed management and
threw me out along with the TS-440. I think they wanted me to modify the TBL
to a modern SSB Transceiver or prove that TS-440s were used by the US Navy in
WW2. I am pretty sure that even the Japanese Navy did not have them in WW2
because Western Electric did not invent the transistor until 1948. I am also
sure that if the Japanese had TS-440s in WW2 they would not have been so kind
as to sell them to the US Navy. As I have read (I was around, but at 4 was
not yet a ham) the Japanese were downright hostile to the US Navy during the
1941 to 1945 years.
The Stewart would like to sail in formation with Slater these days, but it is
stuck in the Pelican Island mud and would probably leak, although it floated
briefly during the Hurricane Ike storm surge.
Willis 'Cookie' Cooke, TDXS DX Chairman
K5EWJ Trustee N5BPS, USS Cavalla, USS Stewart
From: Tony Castellano tcaste...@optonline.net
To: stan levandowski sjl...@optonline.net; Elecraft
Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Thursday, January 9, 2014 8:43 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] {OT} WW2DEM
One thing Stan neglected to mention is that he donated his K2.
Thank you Stan and 73.
Tony Castellano W1ZMB
tcaste...@optonline.net
Hopewell Junction, NY
RV-6
N401TC
- Original Message - From: stan levandowski sjl...@optonline.net
To: Elecraft Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2014 6:04 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] {OT} WW2DEM
For those with interest:
The museum ship USS SLATER in Albany, NY is the very last of 563 destroyer
escorts built during World War II that remains afloat in America. It's been
restored to 1945 condition and represents a real piece of history.
For years, the amateur station has limped along with 30 year old technology.
Today, WW2DEM is on-the-air with its new All-American-made 100 watt fully
optioned K2. Many thanks to Dale Putnam WC7S who built up the K2/100 plus
options for only the cost of shipping, to Tony Baleno who built and donated a
beautiful ZN-9 paddle and to Ken WB2ART who provided attractive bezel
personalization.
The ship is on the air most Saturdays (daytime) on 7062 CW; 7262 SSB or 14062
CW; 14262 SSB
Only the ship's vintage maritime antennas are used. They consist of 70 and 80
foot wire verticals and a 100' long wire plus a 190' long wire that runs
towards the fantail and then back up to the main mast. Matching is easily
accomplished with the KAT2.
There is a QRZ page entry for WW2DEM with QSL info, etc.
73, Stan WB2LQF
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Re: [Elecraft] JARD Technical Standard Certification Number for K3 or KX3
May I add to this thread, my personal experience, having lived in Japan for 13 years and having been responsible for the certification of US and European made transmitting equipment in Japan - albeit not amateur radio equipment, but more severely regulated commercial transmission equipment. I want to reiterate what has been said by the Japanese participants to this thread. ONLY changes in transmission parameters (not receiving) that impact waveform (e.g. transmission mode), frequency capability, spurious emissions and the like would require re-certification. All of the firmware changes relating to functional or operational matters such as occupy the bulk of the traffic on this reflector do not require re-certification. It's the radio, friends, and this is not an unreasonable requirement if the regulator's task is to control the use of spectrum and ensure its proper employment. As for the certification processes themselves, yes, they are incredibly detailed requiring significant amounts of data that is submitted to an independent organization that is under the control of the government. It is not an inexpensive process, but it is not outrageously burdensome or technically difficult - just detailed and complex. Read: not cheap to do for the manufacturer. In no instance did I ever find that the rules for imported equipment were any different from the rules applied to domestically produced equipment in Japan. Of course, the Japanese manufacturers, because of their long experience in the market and with the regulator could do this process in a smoother way than American or European companies. My nightly phone calls to the US manufacturer: You want WHAT data? We don't make that measurement. My response: Well, if you want to sell in Japan, do it. And they did. 73 Buzz W3EMD Ex 7J1AAY - Original Message - From: Bill Frantz fra...@pwpconsult.com To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2014 11:44 AM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] JARD Technical Standard Certification Number for K3orK3X But Elecraft doesn't have to get a new type approval from the FCC every time they change the firmware. The post I quoted (included below) indicates that the Japanese manufacturers need to get approval from JARD whenever they want to change the firmware. Having the expense of jumping thru a bureaucratic hoop would certainly act as a disincentive. Cheers - Bill __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] New Fair-Rite Clamp-On -- BAD NEWS
Several months ago, I put together a large group purchase of Fair-Rite cores, including the new part number 2631181381. which the catalog lists as a Round Cable Snap-It with an i.d. of 1.4-in, an o.d. of 2.4-in, and 2.5-in long. We were quoted $9.30 for 420 pieces, which is less than half the cost of the five #31 toroids that would be electrically equivalent. Ward, N0AX, saw my announcement on an email reflector and noted it in his Contest Update. Turns out that the new part was too good to true. My delivery arrived last night, and it's not what's listed in two respects. First, there's no clamping assembly. Second, a box that is labeled as containing 30 pieces contains 30 HALF cylinders, two of which are required to make a choke, and they must be held in place by tape or ty-wraps. I'm returning the entire shipment for credit. Please copy this email to other ham reflectors to which you have access, so that any others who may have ordered these parts that they are NOT as listed in the catalog, and NOT generally useful to us. 73, Jim K9YC __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] K3 #7841
Dear Elecrafters, K3 #7841 was completed this afternoon and made the first QSO this evening. Currently a QRP K3, using an out board ATU - it probably will have an ATU added some day. The build was (naturally) very straightforward - it's a few years since my last Elecraft kit, a K1. One question, I have the latest Elecraft supplied USB to RS232 convertor. I am able to talk to the K3 from the laptop, but only at 4800 baud. What might I need to do to get that going a bit faster? 73, Paul EI5KI K2, KX1 and K1 builder and now K3 builder too! __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] {OT} WW2DEM
On 1/9/2014 9:52 AM, WILLIS COOKE wrote: I did the same for USS Stewart with a TS-440 but they changed management and threw me out along with the TS-440. I think they wanted me to modify the TBL to a modern SSB Transceiver or prove that TS-440s were used by the US Navy in WW2. The RMHS out here on the western frontier has a story regarding the radio console from a Victory ship that they were going to restore. Somewhere during the Vietnam War, some call signs and frequencies had been penciled on one of the front panels. Their first thought was to scrub them off and clean up the panel however the museum curators gave a firm No. The somewhat crude notes were part of the history of the console and as far as I know, they remain to this day. Museum curators are very sensitive to things like that. Modifying a TBL to SSB would be a very interesting project! :-)) I am pretty sure that even the Japanese Navy did not have them in WW2 because Western Electric did not invent the transistor until 1948. Actually, it was Bell Labs ... a team led by William Shockley. He ultimately made his way to what would become Silicon Valley and founded Shockley Semiconductor Labs. The Bell Labs work was primarily point-contact semiconductors and Shockley worked more to develop junction devices. Unfortunately, he was a domineering boss with a side dish of paranoia, and people found him impossible to work for/with. At one point, a large number of his staff [17 or so if I remember correctly] resigned en masse and moved over to what would become Fairchild Semiconductor. All told, engineers and scientists from Shockley labs founded well over 50 Silicon Valley companies. In the latter half of his life, he became exceedingly controversial, adhering to theories of eugenics and, as a Nobel Laureate, managed to bring a lot of notoriety on himself. I know all of this because here in Auburn CA, we have Shockley Dr., Shockley Ct., and Shockley Cir. After his death and the death of his wife, a final bequest from his estate was 20+ acres of undeveloped land along Shockley Dr. to our local parks and recreation district. Auburn isn't very big and excitement sort of resembles the solar cycle [every 11 years or so :-)] so the bequest initiated a civic uproar about accepting the land given his racist views since the bequest required that the land be named in his and his wife's honor. The district finally accepted the land, I believe it is recorded in their name, and no plaque or monument will ever appear. 73, Fred K6DGW - Northern California Contest Club - CU in the 2014 Cal QSO Party 4-5 Oct 2014 - www.cqp.org __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] New Fair-Rite Clamp-On -- BAD NEWS
I've ordered Fair-Rite clamp on cores (used for RG-213 and equivalent) from arrow.com with the part #2631803802 - the picture is not correct but the cores that I received were the 'clamp-on' type. -Greg NY6C On Jan 9, 2014, at 12:39 PM, Jim Brown j...@audiosystemsgroup.com wrote: Several months ago, I put together a large group purchase of Fair-Rite cores, including the new part number 2631181381. which the catalog lists as a Round Cable Snap-It with an i.d. of 1.4-in, an o.d. of 2.4-in, and 2.5-in long. We were quoted $9.30 for 420 pieces, which is less than half the cost of the five #31 toroids that would be electrically equivalent. Ward, N0AX, saw my announcement on an email reflector and noted it in his Contest Update. Turns out that the new part was too good to true. My delivery arrived last night, and it's not what's listed in two respects. First, there's no clamping assembly. Second, a box that is labeled as containing 30 pieces contains 30 HALF cylinders, two of which are required to make a choke, and they must be held in place by tape or ty-wraps. I'm returning the entire shipment for credit. Please copy this email to other ham reflectors to which you have access, so that any others who may have ordered these parts that they are NOT as listed in the catalog, and NOT generally useful to us. 73, Jim K9YC __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] K3 #7841
Have you changed the baud rate in the menu? 73, John N1JM - 73, John N1JM K3 #5986 P3 #1752 KPA500 #596 KX3 #926 XG3 XG1 -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3-7841-tp7582701p7582703.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] {OT} WW2DEM
Sent from my iPhone On Jan 9, 2014, at 1:50 PM, Fred Jensen k6...@foothill.net wrote: On 1/9/2014 9:52 AM, WILLIS COOKE wrote: I did the same for USS Stewart with a TS-440 but they changed management and threw me out along with the TS-440. I think they wanted me to modify the TBL to a modern SSB Transceiver or prove that TS-440s were used by the US Navy in WW2. The RMHS out here on the western frontier has a story regarding the radio console from a Victory ship that they were going to restore. Somewhere during the Vietnam War, some call signs and frequencies had been penciled on one of the front panels. Their first thought was to scrub them off and clean up the panel however the museum curators gave a firm No. The somewhat crude notes were part of the history of the console and as far as I know, they remain to this day. Museum curators are very sensitive to things like that. Modifying a TBL to SSB would be a very interesting project! :-)) I am pretty sure that even the Japanese Navy did not have them in WW2 because Western Electric did not invent the transistor until 1948. Actually, it was Bell Labs ... a team led by William Shockley. He ultimately made his way to what would become Silicon Valley and founded Shockley Semiconductor Labs. The Bell Labs work was primarily point-contact semiconductors and Shockley worked more to develop junction devices. Unfortunately, he was a domineering boss with a side dish of paranoia, and people found him impossible to work for/with. At one point, a large number of his staff [17 or so if I remember correctly] resigned en masse and moved over to what would become Fairchild Semiconductor. All told, engineers and scientists from Shockley labs founded well over 50 Silicon Valley companies. In the latter half of his life, he became exceedingly controversial, adhering to theories of eugenics and, as a Nobel Laureate, managed to bring a lot of notoriety on himself. I know all of this because here in Auburn CA, we have Shockley Dr., Shockley Ct., and Shockley Cir. After his death and the death of his wife, a final bequest from his estate was 20+ acres of undeveloped land along Shockley Dr. to our local parks and recreation district. Auburn isn't very big and excitement sort of resembles the solar cycle [every 11 years or so :-)] so the bequest initiated a civic uproar about accepting the land given his racist views since the bequest required that the land be named in his and his wife's honor. The district finally accepted the land, I believe it is recorded in their name, and no plaque or monument will ever appear. 73, Fred K6DGW - Northern California Contest Club - CU in the 2014 Cal QSO Party 4-5 Oct 2014 - www.cqp.org __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] Additional experience on KPA/KAT/K3 interoperation issues
I use a SteppIR, DB42 with 60/80 dipole so I expect my case to be different than many others. Regardless, I have been exchanging emails with Elecraft support and thought these two findings might help someone else. Stumbled on something today that may be at least a partial cause. For a long time I had what I assumed was a problem with the power plug to the KAT500. I would occasionally hit the power button and got no power. I would pull and reinsert the plug or wiggle it and all would be fine for days more before it happened again. This morning I had the KAT500 powered and then in the afternoon it would not power on. I went through the routine as before but not dice. I measure 11V at the plug and it should have been ~13.8. Would under-voltage be a cause of some of these symptoms? Not sure but it's fishy. I found the fuse on my Rig Runner 12V distribution panel had almost blown. They use automotive fuses.I crawled under the desk and found the 5A fuse position was lit which means the fuse is blown. I pulled the fuse and it looks to be still connected with a sliver of metal laying diagonally inside the fuse. Apparently it was defective all along and we not supply full power for some time. Replaced the fuse and all is good. I have no way of knowing whether the fuse was deffective or it actually failed in service from over-amperage. Hard imagine the KAT would kill a 5 amp fuse with no other symptoms. I will find a 1 or 2 amp replacement tomorrow as I now realize it should only draw 1 amp max. Yesterday, before the fuse discovery, I placed a ferrite on the SteppIR control cable just at the cable entrance thinking it might be importing RF from the top of the tower. That seemed to have stopped the issue of higher than normal SWR and retuning and KPA500 REFL HI faults. Still early though - we'll see! I will do a good review of the SteppIR next week I hope. The weatherman is saying we should be sunny and 60-70F. Perfect antenna weather. Hope this helps someone or spurs some creative troubleshooting. God Bless 73! Jack - WE5ST God Bless 73! Jack - WE5ST __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] {OT} WW2DEM
It was actually the traitorous eight. To get more of the story, and what happened after, find the movie Something Ventured, available on the web. And you can look for me in one of the photos. I'm unlabeled, though. 73, doug On 09-Jan-14 16:52, Capell Joseph wrote: Sent from my iPhone On Jan 9, 2014, at 1:50 PM, Fred Jensen k6...@foothill.net wrote: On 1/9/2014 9:52 AM, WILLIS COOKE wrote: I did the same for USS Stewart with a TS-440 but they changed management and threw me out along with the TS-440. I think they wanted me to modify the TBL to a modern SSB Transceiver or prove that TS-440s were used by the US Navy in WW2. The RMHS out here on the western frontier has a story regarding the radio console from a Victory ship that they were going to restore. Somewhere during the Vietnam War, some call signs and frequencies had been penciled on one of the front panels. Their first thought was to scrub them off and clean up the panel however the museum curators gave a firm No. The somewhat crude notes were part of the history of the console and as far as I know, they remain to this day. Museum curators are very sensitive to things like that. Modifying a TBL to SSB would be a very interesting project! :-)) I am pretty sure that even the Japanese Navy did not have them in WW2 because Western Electric did not invent the transistor until 1948. Actually, it was Bell Labs ... a team led by William Shockley. He ultimately made his way to what would become Silicon Valley and founded Shockley Semiconductor Labs. The Bell Labs work was primarily point-contact semiconductors and Shockley worked more to develop junction devices. Unfortunately, he was a domineering boss with a side dish of paranoia, and people found him impossible to work for/with. At one point, a large number of his staff [17 or so if I remember correctly] resigned en masse and moved over to what would become Fairchild Semiconductor. All told, engineers and scientists from Shockley labs founded well over 50 Silicon Valley companies. In the latter half of his life, he became exceedingly controversial, adhering to theories of eugenics and, as a Nobel Laureate, managed to bring a lot of notoriety on himself. I know all of this because here in Auburn CA, we have Shockley Dr., Shockley Ct., and Shockley Cir. After his death and the death of his wife, a final bequest from his estate was 20+ acres of undeveloped land along Shockley Dr. to our local parks and recreation district. Auburn isn't very big and excitement sort of resembles the solar cycle [every 11 years or so :-)] so the bequest initiated a civic uproar about accepting the land given his racist views since the bequest required that the land be named in his and his wife's honor. The district finally accepted the land, I believe it is recorded in their name, and no plaque or monument will ever appear. 73, Fred K6DGW - Northern California Contest Club - CU in the 2014 Cal QSO Party 4-5 Oct 2014 - www.cqp.org __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] {OT} WW2DEM
After you've watched that, you'll be really glad Wayne and Eric didn't have to get venture capital for this jewel of a company. 73, doug On 09-Jan-14 19:10, Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-717-1197 wrote: It was actually the traitorous eight. To get more of the story, and what happened after, find the movie Something Ventured, available on the web. And you can look for me in one of the photos. I'm unlabeled, though. 73, doug On 09-Jan-14 16:52, Capell Joseph wrote: Sent from my iPhone On Jan 9, 2014, at 1:50 PM, Fred Jensen k6...@foothill.net wrote: On 1/9/2014 9:52 AM, WILLIS COOKE wrote: I did the same for USS Stewart with a TS-440 but they changed management and threw me out along with the TS-440. I think they wanted me to modify the TBL to a modern SSB Transceiver or prove that TS-440s were used by the US Navy in WW2. The RMHS out here on the western frontier has a story regarding the radio console from a Victory ship that they were going to restore. Somewhere during the Vietnam War, some call signs and frequencies had been penciled on one of the front panels. Their first thought was to scrub them off and clean up the panel however the museum curators gave a firm No. The somewhat crude notes were part of the history of the console and as far as I know, they remain to this day. Museum curators are very sensitive to things like that. Modifying a TBL to SSB would be a very interesting project! :-)) I am pretty sure that even the Japanese Navy did not have them in WW2 because Western Electric did not invent the transistor until 1948. Actually, it was Bell Labs ... a team led by William Shockley. He ultimately made his way to what would become Silicon Valley and founded Shockley Semiconductor Labs. The Bell Labs work was primarily point-contact semiconductors and Shockley worked more to develop junction devices. Unfortunately, he was a domineering boss with a side dish of paranoia, and people found him impossible to work for/with. At one point, a large number of his staff [17 or so if I remember correctly] resigned en masse and moved over to what would become Fairchild Semiconductor. All told, engineers and scientists from Shockley labs founded well over 50 Silicon Valley companies. In the latter half of his life, he became exceedingly controversial, adhering to theories of eugenics and, as a Nobel Laureate, managed to bring a lot of notoriety on himself. I know all of this because here in Auburn CA, we have Shockley Dr., Shockley Ct., and Shockley Cir. After his death and the death of his wife, a final bequest from his estate was 20+ acres of undeveloped land along Shockley Dr. to our local parks and recreation district. Auburn isn't very big and excitement sort of resembles the solar cycle [every 11 years or so :-)] so the bequest initiated a civic uproar about accepting the land given his racist views since the bequest required that the land be named in his and his wife's honor. The district finally accepted the land, I believe it is recorded in their name, and no plaque or monument will ever appear. 73, Fred K6DGW - Northern California Contest Club - CU in the 2014 Cal QSO Party 4-5 Oct 2014 - www.cqp.org __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] Elecraft SSB net results for 1/5/13
We had still another good net last Sunday with 41 participants over a 30 minute period. Happy New Year! Here is the list: Station NameQTH Rig S/N N6JWJohnCA K3 936 (and KX3) KM4IK Ian GA K3 281 WB9JNZ EricIL K3 4017 W6VYBob CA K3 5788 W5TTF Charlie TX K3 4016 W7NMD Palmer AR K3 3779 AD5IJ Howard OR KX3 5178QRP K4GCJ Gerry NC K3 1597 K1NWBrian RI K3 4974 N7EGMattAZ Swan 350 KA3ZHX George CO K3 7729 WO1IDickMA K3 911 KD4PS DaveIL KX3 3389QRP KD0MOA JohnCO KX3 3560 QRP K6WDE DaveCA KX3 4599QRP W2RWA DickNY K3 2603 K5PFR PaulTX KX3 308 QRP KD1NA DaveMA K3 934 K7BRR BillAZ KX3 2013 QRP WB4TJH BillMO K2 312 VE7EAR Al BC KX3 3158 QRP WN4SLG DougTN KX3 2915QRP N6LEW Lew CA K3 3805 QRP K4STN BillGA KX3 4330 QRP WB5JJA Ray OK K3 7877 KF5IMA Bruce MS K2 3575 W0CZKen ND KX3 4275 W8OVDaveTX K3 3139 K6VWE StanMI K3 650 NC0JW Jim CO KX3 1356 QRP KG6FIY Endaf CA FT897 KA0ARO KurtIA K3 151 ZL1PWD Peter NZ K3 139 KA0NCR Arnie NE K3 185 W5KSU MikeOK K2 3669 QRP KW8UBob MI K3 7188 K9QJS HoopWA K3 6884 AE6JV BillCA K3 6299 KE5MC MikeTX K3 7849 K4FIDougSC K3 6199 NS7PPhilOR K3 1826 73, Phil, NS7P __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
